The crankshaft position sensor is a less well-known component, but it works hand-in-hand with the crankshaft and the car's computer to keep the engine running smoothly and properly. The sensor's ...

CARS.COM — Most car owners probably don’t know that their vehicle has a crankshaft position sensor until the engine dies, won’t start or starts running poorly. Then when the car is in the ...

Unfortunately, the symptoms of a failing camshaft position sensor are very similar to the signs that another related sensor — the crankshaft position sensor — is bad, which can make diagnosis ...

And fluctuations are studied to determine if misfiring is occurring. The crankshaft position sensor is the most important of all engine management sensors, and the engine will absolutely not run ...

Vehicles Affected: Approximately 58,000 vehicles, including model-year 2014-18 Ram 1500 pickup trucks equipped with 3.0-liter diesel engines The Problem: The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel ...

Designed by Stellantis-owned Italian outfit VM Motori, said engine features a crankshaft position sensor tone wheel that may delaminate prematurely. The six-cylinder turbo diesel, therefore ...

The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.

The recall notice, lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), says: “In some vehicles the signal from the crankshaft position sensor may fail – this may result in ...